Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative criticizes pressure against independent media in Belarus, offers to support discussion of new Internet legislation
Publishing date: 10 May 2010
VIENNA, 10 May 2010- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, today expressed concern about recent reports of pressure against independent media in Belarus...
OSCE media freedom representative protests against onslaught on independent media in Belarus
Publishing date: 28 March 2008
VIENNA, 28 March 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, sharply criticised today a crackdown on independent journalists and media outlets throughout the Republic of Belarus...
OSCE media freedom representative protests jailing of editor in Belarus for reprinting cartoons
Publishing date: 18 January 2008
VIENNA, 18 January 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today condemned the three-year high-security prison sentence handed down to Alexander Zdvizhkov, ex-deputy editor of the Zhoda newspaper...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over treatment of journalists covering demonstrations in Belarus
Publishing date: 28 March 2006
VIENNA, 28 March 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said today that the detentions of Belarusian and foreign journalists in the aftermath of the presidential election was an infringement of OSCE commitments to safeguard free...
OSCE media freedom representative asks prosecutors in Russia and Belarus to drop 'cartoon cases'
Publishing date: 24 February 2006
VIENNA, 24 February 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media appealed to prosecutors in Russia and Belarus to drop criminal charges against newspapers under investigation for "incitement of hatred" after illustrating articles...
OSCE media watchdog protests closure of independent Belarus daily Narodnaya Volya
Publishing date: 30 September 2005
VIENNA, 30 September 2005- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, sent a request to senior Belarus officials urging them not to close down the daily Narodnaya Volya. The only independent daily in Belarus...
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over new criminal libel case involving President of Belarus
Publishing date: 22 August 2005
VIENNA, 22 August 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has voiced his concern over a new criminal investigation involving alleged libel of the President of Belarus in animated Internet cartoons.
OSCE media freedom representative concerned over new regulation on newspaper titles in Belarus
Publishing date: 3 June 2005
VIENNA, 3 June 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media has voiced his concern over a new presidential decree in Belarus, which bans the use of the words "national" and "Belarusian" by NGOs and media in their official titles and names...
Belarus media situation worsened, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 11 March 2005
VIENNA, 11 March 2005- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, said today that the overall media situation in Belarus had deteriorated over the past few years. The number of independent media outlets had been declining and...
OSCE Media Representative concerned about deportation of journalist from Belarus
Publishing date: 23 June 2004
VIENNA, 23 June 2004- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has expressed his serious concern about the decision on 21 June by the Belarusian security services, the KGB, to deport Mihail Padalyak, a journalist from the...